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Warriors of the Shadow Pandemic of Domestic Violence

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Unlocked in Lockdown: Responding to the shadow pandemic of gender violence Warriors of the Shadow Pandemic is a short clip that acknowledges the work of the counselors who put themselves front and center in the middle of lockdown to extend support to domestic violence survivors. It is no surprise that a massive increase was seen […]
Bringing in the Gender and Rural Perspective to Dealing with CoVid 19

Bringing in the Gender and Rural Perspective to Dealing with Covid 19

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Bringing in the Gender and Rural Perspective to Dealing with Covid 19 The suggestions – maintain social distancing, stay-at-home and be responsible quickly turned to a full country lockdown with a notice of 4 hours by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on 24th of March, 2020. While a government enforced directive was of grave importance […]
Gender-Based Violence and COVID-19 in Fragile Settings: A Syndemic Model

Gender-based violence and COVID-19 in fragile settings: A syndemic model

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Gender-Based Violence and COVID-19 in Fragile Settings: A Syndemic Model This report examines the avenues through which the COVID-19 pandemic has compounded the pre-existing epidemic of gender-based violence in fragile settings and, in turn, how gender-based violence can directly and indirectly contribute to COVID-19 vulnerability and community transmission. The authors’ research was supported by the […]
towards a gendered recovery in the EU

Towards a gendered recovery in the European Union: Women and equality in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic

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The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has had multi-layered socioeconomic effects on women and girls. Women have faced a surge in gender-based violence, exacerbated by confinement, overcrowding and socioeconomic insecurity. During lock-downs, women who carried out essential tasks, such as nurses, midwives, cleaners, and carers had to be at the forefront risking their health and safety, while […]
Food systems, diets and nutrition in the wake of COVID-19

Food systems, diets and nutrition in the wake of COVID-19

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The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting food and nutrition security through economic and social systems shocks, food system disruptions and gaps in coverage of essential health and nutrition services. Food systems in low- and middle-income countries must adapt and strengthen food and nutrition security in the wake of COVID-19… Carducci, B., Keats, E. C., Ruel, M., […]
gender equitable public transport

Moving towards gender equitable public transport operations in a post COVID-19 world

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The pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns implemented by governments across the world had severe economic and social repercussions. World over, women are grappling with a triple burden of loss in incomes, increased care and domestic work and an escalation of domestic violence (1). COVID-19 has disproportionately affected women workers in the informal economy (2).The International […]
Gender economic recovery

Gender and economic recovery in Scotland

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The economic downturn precipitated by Covid-19 is different from that caused by previous shocks. It is likely to have a particularly harsh impact on hospitality, retail, and care sectors that are female-dominated and dominated by Black and minority ethnic workers. At the same time, services that enable women, and especially disabled women’s, labour market participation, […]
Covid-19 Vaccines and Vaccination

COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccination: Some Gender Perspectives

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In this study we focused on two aspects. First, in addition to vaccine hesitancy, we wanted to understand people’s knowledge, awareness, perception, and attitude towards the availability of and access to vaccines. Second, in all analyses we stratify the answers by the respondents’ gender to unearth possible gender disparities which may shed light on concerns […]
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